juliaoceania -> RE: Gifts to your One (2/21/2007 10:03:13 AM)
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ORIGINAL: MasterFireMaam Not quite answering the question, but offering an explanation of the gifts: In Gary Chapman's book called The Five Love Languages, he talks about how each of us has a ranking system of languages we use to say, "I love you," or "I care about you," as well as the way we want someone else to say these things to us. We have ALL of these, but their importance in rank differs from person to person. That we don't learn to speak our partner's language effectively, and that we don't see them speaking ours, is usually what causes trouble. The langauges he defines are: gifts sex (or affection) quality time quality talk acts of service Most of the time, we try to say that we care by doing for others what we would have them do for us (sound familiar???). This, in fact, often doesn't work well because our partners usually don't have the same #1 language that we do. For men, the most common one is sex and affection. For women, the most common one is quality talk (if I'm remembering the book right). An important note: things can get complicated if how you give is different than how you want to receive. It took me a while to get this about myself. I often give gifts and service but want quality talk and time. To make things work, there are four things that need to happen, which basically just translate as learning each other's languages. Say you care by giving to your partner in THEIR language(s). Make sure your partner understands YOUR language(s). Accept it when your partner speaks to you in THEIR langauge(s). Use positive reinforcement to encourage your partner to speak to you in YOUR language(s). For you, the way you say that you care is to buy gifts. How about the other three? Master Fire I think I might order this book and share it with Daddy. I have heard of it several times and think it has a lot of wisdom in it. Neither of us are very much into "things". I know that I am probably one of the least materialistic women that he has been involved with. When we first started dating he wanted to buy me many things, money was tight for him, and I strongly discouraged it by letting him know I knew he was low on cash and valued the other things on that list much more highly. Like you I value communication the highest and fortunately I value giving the sex...smiles
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